Barbados map quiz
Explore the cities and towns of Barbados!
Quizzes in this pack
Barbados: cities, landmarks.
| Cities | 8 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital city and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the southwest coast, with the historic Garrison area, colonial parliament buildings, and the Careenage harbour lined with cafés
- Answer: Bridgetown
- Historic town on the northwest coast, once called Little Bristol for its trade with the English city, the second-largest settlement with Georgian architecture and a quieter Caribbean charm
- Answer: Speightstown
- Site of the first English settlement in Barbados in 1627, on the west coast platinum coast strip, now an upscale area with luxury resorts and the annual Holetown Festival in February
- Answer: Holetown
- Fishing town on the south coast famous for its lively Friday night fish fry, where the Charter of Barbados was signed in 1652, ending the English Civil War on the island
- Answer: Oistins
- Dramatic village on the rugged east coast facing the Atlantic, known for its mushroom-shaped rock formations in the surf, a popular surfing destination called the Soup Bowl
- Answer: Bathsheba
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Bridgetown
South-west coast of Barbados
Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados. Its parliament, which first met in 1639, is one of the oldest in the world, and the old town still has the British garrison next to it. The singer Rihanna comes from Barbados.
- Did you know?
- Barbados became a republic in 2021, and the British monarch was no longer its head of state
Holetown
West coast
Holetown is a small town on the west coast of Barbados where the first English settlers landed in 1627. St James Church, one of the oldest churches on the island, stands here, and a festival every February marks the arrival of the settlers.
- Known for
- The first settlers, St James Church, the festival
Six Cross Roads
St Philip, Barbados
Six Cross Roads is the busy heart of St Philip, the largest parish in Barbados, at the eastern end of the island. Six roads meet at a roundabout here, leading to Bridgetown, Oistins, the Crane and the villages around. Nearby stands Sunbury Plantation House from the 1600s, the house of a sugar plantation where enslaved Africans worked the fields.
- Known for
- The roundabout with six roads, Sunbury Plantation House
St Lawrence Gap
South coast
St Lawrence Gap is a narrow strip along the south coast of Barbados, lined with restaurants, bars and small hotels. Its small coves and calm water make it a favourite place to swim by day and go out at night.
- Known for
- Restaurants and bars, small coves, the south coast
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Bridgetown
The Garrison in Bridgetown was the headquarters of the British army in the eastern Caribbean, built around a parade ground, the Garrison Savannah, which is now a horse-racing track.
- Did you know?
- George Washington stayed in Barbados in 1751, his only journey abroad
Bottom Bay
St. Philip, south-east coast
Bottom Bay is a small beach on the south-east coast of Barbados, tucked between coral cliffs and lined with tall coconut palms. Steps cut into the cliff lead down to the sand.
- Did you know?
- Humpback whales can sometimes be seen offshore in early spring
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
